Empowerment Category
A Cloak of Awesomeness
Posted on November 11, 2014 3 Comments
When I’m overwhelmed, stressed, and threatened, I put on my Cloak of Awesomeness and flow through. In it I stand taller, smile wider, and am able to continue moving forward. Surrounded by an epidemic of apathy? Infiltrated by crabby colleagues? Attacked by social honey badgers? Bathed in my Cloak of Awesomeness I sail through situations unscathed, the malefaction repelled and my […]
Flash Fiction Fun
Posted on June 24, 2014 Leave a Comment
This is me playing with fiction. I wrote this as a class assignment, in response to the writing prompt “Kill the Dog,” exercise 71 on page 181 of What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers. I haven’t attempted fiction before, and I highly recommend this book for companionship in that. The King Is Dead The […]
Gonna be late, Mom–car on fire.
Posted on May 2, 2014 7 Comments
My husband and I were dozing in bed with our phones on the nightstands, only half-asleep until our high school sons returned home safely. It’s common (and expected!) practice in our home to keep in touch by texting: they send a heads-up before they leave for home, we appreciate the respect, and they get to […]
A Very Good Friend
Posted on November 18, 2013 Leave a Comment
When you are living end-stage pet hospice for the first time, you will wonder about making The Decision. Your friends who have experienced this will supportively assure you that you will know when it’s time, and great comfort is found in that. They lie. Go easy on them, they don’t mean to. They mean it […]
A Meeting of the Minds
Posted on June 17, 2013 2 Comments
Summer has arrived with a pleasant and natural adjustment. My archetypes sit down for a meeting to examine this time. Everyone is present around the kitchen table, settling into my old wooden chairs: the Sage, the Caregiver, the Lover, the Creative, and the Warrior. My Sage has requested this meeting. She is the thinker, the […]
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